A METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR MINING A MATERIAL IN AN UNDERGROUND ENVIRONMENT - Patent 2242902

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EP 2 242 902 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	27.10.2010 Bulletin 2010/43

(21)	Application number: 09708191.3

(22)	Date of filing: 30.01.2009

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

E21C 41/16^(2006.01)

E21D 9/10^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/AU2009/000108

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2009/097646 (13.08.2009 Gazette 2009/33)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA RS

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Priority:

04.02.2008 AU 2008900474

(71)	Applicants:
	Lumb, Hilary Leith Darlington, Western Australia 6070 (AU) Morgan, Leith Norma Hastings 4175 (NZ) Morgan, James Edward Hastings 4175 (NZ)

(72)	Inventor:
	LUMB, Matthew Darlington Western Australia 6070 (AU)

(74)	Representative: Fuhlendorf, Jörn
	Dreiss Patentanwälte Postfach 10 37 62 70032 Stuttgart 70032 Stuttgart (DE)

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